New Persian rendition of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” comes to Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN – A new Persian translation of William Shakespeare’s comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” has been published in Tehran.

Musical adaptation of “Beauty and the Beast” coming to Tehran theater

TEHRAN – A musical adaptation of the French fairy tale “Beauty and the Beast” will be staged at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall in June.

Iran’s Kanoon nominations for ALMA 2023 announced 

TEHRAN – Iran’s Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCY-Kanoon) announced on Tuesday its nominees for the 2023 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA).

An interview with Hussain Ghafari

"Countless Wounds," a story of a soldier from Faw to Syria

"Countless Wounds" is the title of Hussain Ghafari's most recent book, published by Soore Mehr, which tells the story of Haj Jafar Abbas Nejad's life from childhood to the Islamic revolution and the imposed war.

Iran opens drone factory in Tajikistan

TEHRAN – A drone production plant has been inaugurated in Tajikistan’s capital at the presence of Iran’s Armed Forces Chief of Staff Mohammad Bagheri and Tajik Defense Minister General Shirali Mirzo.

Iran underlines strategic relations with Russia

TEHRAN – The spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran has emphasized the strategic nature of relations between Iran and Russia, saying Tehran will not allow anything to disrupt these relations.

New Iranian ambassador submits credentials to Iraqi FM

TEHRAN - The new Iranian ambassador to Iraq, Mohammed Kazem Al Sadeq, met Monday with the Iraqi Foreign Minister to present him with a copy of his credentials.

Iran, Slovakia to enhance pharmaceutical, medical co-op

TEHRAN – Slovak Deputy Foreign Minister, Ingrid Brockova, and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy, Mehdi Safari, discussed ways to expand cooperation between the two countries, mainly in the pharmaceutical and medical industries.

SDSs mitigation requires regional cooperation: expert

TEHRAN – Sand and Dust Storms (SDSs) have increased significantly in recent years as a result of climate change. So, a convention is needed to be set up in the region to come up with a solution, Abdolreza Faraji-Rad, a professor of geopolitics, has said.

Iran to mark World Environment Week 2022

TEHRAN – The national environment week will be celebrated on June 6-12 under the theme of “People-based, smart and technological environment”, concurrent with the World Environment Day 2022, IRIB reported on Wednesday.

Tehran, Havana confer on expanding economic ties

TEHRAN – Iranian Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Ehsan Khandouzi held a meeting with Cuba’s Deputy Prime Minister Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz in Tehran on Tuesday, during which the officials stressed the expansion of economic ties between the two countries.

TEDPIX surpasses 1.6m points after 20 months

TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), surpasses 1.6 million points after 20 months on Tuesday.

Iran U23 football team to hold camp in Baghdad

TEHRAN – Iran U23 football team will hold a one-week training camp in Baghdad, capital of Iraq.

President orders start of building 100,000 National Housing Movement units

TEHRAN- President Ebrahim Raisi ordered the beginning of building 100,000 units of National Housing Movement in 23 new towns of the country through a video conference attended by Transport and Urban Development Minister Rostam Qasemi on Tuesday, the managing director of New Towns Development Company announced.

Former Iran athlete Ghafourizadeh laid to rest

TEHRAN – Former Iran athlete Hossein Ghafourizadeh was laid to rest in Behesh-e Zahra Cemetery, located south of Tehran, on Tuesday.

Govt., private sector discuss current year’s budgetary regulations

TEHRAN - The 109th dialogue council of the government and the private sector was held in Tehran on Monday, in which the impacts of the implementation of the current year’s budgetary policies and the new minimum wages on the production sector and on the economy were discussed.

Afghanistan calls on Iranian firms to develop its mines

TEHRAN – Deputy Industry Mining and Trade Minister Reza Mohtashami-Pour, who traveled to Afghanistan for a two-day visit, said Afghan officials have called on Iranian mining companies to develop the country’s mines.

Iran ready to swap Turkmenistan’s gas to Armenia

TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji has expressed the country’s readiness for swapping Turkmenistan’s natural gas to Armenia, Shana reported.

Oil shipment by NITC fleet doubled: minister

TEHRAN - Hojjatollah Abdolmaleki, the minister of cooperatives, labor, and social welfare, has praised the performance of the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) during a visit to the 26th International Oil, Gas, Refining and Petrochemical Exhibition of Iran (Iran Oil Show 2022).

Ayatollah Fatemi-Nia, the man of ethics, passes away

Ayatollah Abdollah Fatemi-Nia, who was mostly known by the public for his teachings of ethics, died on Monday. He was 76.

Foreign Ministry says Washington has not yet responded to Iran’s new solutions

TEHRAN — Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday the Iranian side proposed some initiatives to advance the nuclear talks when Enrique Mora, the European Union’s nuclear talks coordinator, visited Tehran last week.

Iranian military chief visits Dushanbe

TEHRAN — Iranian Armed Force chief Mohammad Bagheri visited Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on Monday by leading a high-level military delegation.

Iranian, Greek top diplomats hold phone call

TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias spoke over the phone on Saturday on bilateral issues and the latest status of Iran sanctions talks in Vienna.

Iran, Cuba should work together to oppose unilateral U.S. sanctions: FM

TEHRAN- Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Iran's foreign minister, has condemned the broad and unilateral sanctions of the U.S. against Iran and Cuba, saying the two nations should use their expertise to oppose the draconian measures.

Iran asks West Asian countries to take environmental problems seriously

TEHRAN — Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman says environment in West Asia is in a situation that everyone must take seriously.

Iran criticizes U.S. for abusing human rights

TEHRAN- Saeed Khatibzadeh, the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, said Sunday slammed Washington for using human rights as a tool to achieve its objectives.